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• EPA To Reverse Some Ethylene Oxide Standards Despite Leaks, Lawsuits

  March 17, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  The EPA has announced a proposed rule that would scale back many of the 2024 ethylene oxide standards put in place after a series of leaks several years ago.

• Confidential Ethylene Oxide Settlement Reached To Resolve Lawsuits Over Emissions at Pennsylvania Facility

  February 19, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A medical device manufacturer has agreed to resolve dozens of claims of cancer and other ailments caused by ethylene oxide leaks from a Pennsylvania facility.

• Ethylene Oxide Exposure During Pregnancy May Increase Risk of Childhood Heart Disease: Study

  August 16, 2024

  Michael Adams

  Study finds children whose mothers were exposed to ethylene oxide during pregnancy may face a higher risk of chronic and developmental health issues.

• Sterigenics Settlement for Ethylene Oxide Leak Lawsuits Results in Agreement to Pay $408M

  January 11, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Sterigenics will pay $408 million to resolve more than 800 ethylene oxide lawsuits filed over leaks from its defunct Willowbrook, Illinois facility.

• BP Medical Ethylene Oxide Emissions from Utah Plant Cause Long-Term Cancer Concerns Among Area Residents

  October 24, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The EPA warns long-term emissions from a BD Medical manufacturing facility in Utah may carry long-term cancer risks for those living nearby.

• Breast Cancer Lawsuit Over Sterigenics Ethylene Oxide Leaks Results in $363M Jury Award

  September 20, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  An Illinois jury has awarded a woman $363 million following a trial over allegations exposure to Sterigenics ethylene oxide leaks caused her to develop breast cancer.

• Sterigenics Lawsuit Goes Before Jury Over Medical Sterilization Plant Pollution

  August 19, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The first Sterigenics lawsuit over ethylene oxide releases has begun in an Illinois court.

• EPA Plans New Regulations on Ethylene Oxide Following Leaks, Health Concerns Linked to Medical Sterilization Process

  August 4, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The EPA says it soon plans to introduce new air pollution regulations for ethylene oxide, a toxic chemical used in the sterilization of medical equipment.

• Ethylene Oxide Spill Reported in Missouri at Plant With History of Safety Violations

  April 27, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A Missouri manufacturing facility reports having spilled more than 1,200 pounds of ethylene oxide earlier this month in the latest of a series of leaks reported nationwide.

• Ethylene Oxide Lawsuit Filed By Augusta, Georgia Residents Who Say They Face Increased Cancer Risks

  December 2, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit by residents of Augusta, Georgia claims a local medical device sterilization facility failed to warn them about massive ethylene oxide leaks for years, which they say are responsible for cases of cancer, miscarriages, and other adverse health incidents.